National Historic Landmark · historic district · Blackduck, Minnesota

Rabideau Civilian Conservation Corps (ccc) Camp

United States historic place in Blackduck, Minnesota. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1976rustic architecture12 contributing buildings
Chippewa National Forest - Social - 4Chippewa National Forest - Social - 6Rabideau CCC Camp
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 3 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Rabideau CCC Camp

The Rabideau CCC Camp was a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp in the Chippewa National Forest in northern Minnesota, United States. It is located off Beltrami County Highway 39, in Taylor Township, and is one of the best-preserved of the nation's many CCC camps. A National Historic Landmark, it now serves as an educational center.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeHistoric district
AddressOff Co. Hwy. 39 in Chippewa National Forest, Taylor Township, Blackduck vicinity, MN
CountyBeltrami County
ListedJun 16, 1976
Reference number76001046
Type of placehistoric district, Civilian Conservation Corps camp
Stylerustic architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources12 buildings, 3 structures, 2 sites

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

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AddressOff Co. Hwy. 39 in Chippewa National Forest, Taylor Township, Blackduck, MN
Coordinates47.63995, -94.54887 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitVoyageurs National Park · 98 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyWebster Lake 3 mi · Bimijiwan Recreation Area 13 mi · Chippewa Loop 18 mi
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76001046. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.